Angelonia plant named ‘Baladanucb’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Angelonia  plant named ‘Baladanucb’, characterized by its dark purplish-red and white bicolored, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.

Latin name of genus and species of plant claimed: Angeloniaangustifolia.

Variety denomination: ‘Baladanucb’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofAngelonia plant botanically known as Angelonia angustifolia andhereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Baladanucb’.

The new Angelonia angustifolia cultivar is a naturally-occurring sportof the proprietary Angelonia angustifolia breeding selection codedANG-7123-04, not patented, characterized by its dark violet and whitebicolored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and vigorous, uprightgrowth habit. The new cultivar was discovered as a side shoot andselected during May 2019 in a controlled environment in Arroyo Grande,Calif.

Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal stem cuttings sinceMay 2019 in Arroyo Grande, Calif. and West Chicago, Ill. hasdemonstrated that the new cultivar reproduces true to type with all ofthe characteristics, as herein described, firmly fixed and retainedthrough successive generations of such asexual propagation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following characteristics of the new cultivar have been repeatedlyobserved and can be used to distinguish ‘Baladanucb’ as a new anddistinct cultivar of Angelonia plant:

-   -   1. Dark purplish-red and white bicolored flowers;    -   2. Dark green-colored foliage; and    -   3. Moderately vigorous, upright growth habit.

Plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of the parent primarily inhaving dark purplish-red and white bicolored flowers and reduced growthvigor.

Of the many commercially available Angelonia cultivars, the most similarin comparison to the new cultivar is Archangel Blue Bicolor‘Balarclubi’, not patented. However, in side-by-side comparisons, plantsof the new cultivar differ from plants of ‘Balarclubi’ in at least thefollowing characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new cultivar are taller than plants of        ‘Balarclubi’;    -   2. Plants of the new cultivar have a dark purplish-red and white        bicolored flower color unlike plants of ‘Balarclubi’; and    -   3. Plants of the new cultivar have a more pronounced white        flower color than plants of ‘Balarclubi’.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographs show, as nearly true as it is reasonablypossible to make the same in color illustrations of this type, typicalflower and foliage characteristics of the new cultivar. Colors in thephotographs differ slightly from the color values cited in the detaileddescription, which accurately describes the colors of ‘Baladanucb’. Theplants were approximately 4.5-months old. The plants were grown in3-gallon containers for approximately 11 weeks in an outdoor nursery inWest Chicago, Ill. Plants were pinched twice prior to transplant.

FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of the overall growth and flowering habitof ‘Baladanucb’.

FIG. 2 illustrates a close-up view of an individual inflorescence of‘Baladanucb’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The new cultivar has not been observed under all possible environmentalconditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotype mayvary somewhat with variations in the environment, such as temperature,light intensity, and day length, without, however, any variance ingenotype.

The chart used in the identification of colors described herein is TheR.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England,2015 edition, except where general color terms of ordinary significanceare used. The color values were determined in August 2021 under naturallight conditions in Naperville, Ill.

The following descriptions and measurements describe approximately4.5-month-old plants produced from cuttings from stock plants and grownunder conditions comparable to those used in commercial practice. Theplants were grown in 3-gallon containers for approximately 11 weeks inan outdoor nursery in West Chicago, Ill. Plants were given two pinchesprior to transplant. Prior to transplant plants were grown in apolycarbonate greenhouse in West Chicago, Ill. Greenhouse temperatureswere maintained at approximately 70° F. to 85° F. (21° C. to 29° C.)during the day and approximately 60° F. to 70° F. (16° C. to 21° C.)during the night. Supplemental lighting was used during propagationstage. Measurements and numerical values represent averages of typicalplants.

-   Botanical classification: Angelonia angustifolia ‘Baladanucb’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Parent.—Proprietary Angelonia angustifolia breeding            selection coded ANG-7123-04, not patented, not patented.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type cutting.—Terminal stem.        -   Time to initiate roots.—Approximately 7 to 9 days.        -   Time to produce a rooted cutting.—Approximately 21 to 28            days.        -   Root description.—Fine, fibrous.        -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching.-   Plant description:    -   -   Commercial crop time.—Approximately 5 to 8 weeks from a            rooted cutting to finish in a 10 cm pot.        -   Growth habit and general appearance.—Moderately vigorous,            upright.        -   Size.—Height from soil level to top of plant plane:            Approximately 73.0 cm. Width: Approximately 67.0 cm.        -   Branching habit.—Freely branching, pinching improves basal            branching. Quantity of main branches per plant:            Approximately 7.        -   Branch.—Shape: Square in cross section. Strength: Moderately            strong. Length: Approximately 38.0 cm. Diameter:            Approximately 4.0 mm to 7.0 mm. Length of central internode:            Approximately 1.7 cm. Texture: Glabrous. Color of young and            mature stems: 144B.-   Foliage description:    -   -   General description.—Quantity of leaves per main branch:            Approximately 18. Fragrance: None. Form: Simple.            Arrangement: Opposite.        -   Leaves.—Aspect: Primarily perpendicular or obtuse angle to            stem. Shape: Elliptic. Margin: Widely serrate. Apex: Acute.            Base: Sessile. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Length of mature            leaf: Approximately 5.3 cm. Width of mature leaf:            Approximately 2.0 cm. Texture of upper and lower surfaces:            Sparsely glandular pubescent. Gland color: Colorless,            transparent. Color of upper surface of young and mature            foliage: NN137A with midvein of 146C and other venation            indistinguishable. Color of lower surface of young and            mature foliage: Closest to 146A with midvein of 146C and            other venation indistinguishable.-   Flowering description:    -   -   Flowering habit.—‘Baladanucb’ is freely flowering under            outdoor growing conditions with substantially continuous            blooming from spring through autumn and year-round in            greenhouse environment.        -   Lastingness of individual flower on the plant.—Approximately            7 to 10 days.-   Inflorescence description:    -   -   General description.—Type: Terminal raceme. Quantity per            plant: Approximately 55. Fragrance: Slight, sweet. Length:            Approximately 30.0 cm. Width: Approximately 3.0 cm to            4.0 cm. Quantity of fully open flowers per inflorescence:            Approximately 5 to 9.-   Flower description:    -   -   Type.—Solitary, zygomorphic.        -   Bud.—Rate of opening: Generally takes 3 to 4 days for bud to            progress from first color to fully open flower.        -   Bud just before opening.—Shape: Globular. Diameter:            Approximately 6.0 mm. Color of upper surface: 145B. Color of            lower surface: 144A.        -   Corolla.—Shape: Bilabiate. Aspect: Facing outward. Length:            Approximately 2.7 cm. Width: Approximately 2.3 cm. Depth:            Approximately 9.0 mm.        -   Petals.—Quantity: 5 petals fused at base forming a throat            and consisting of an upper lip with 2 petals and a lower lip            with 3 petals, consisting of 2 lateral petals and one            central petal. Shape: Obovate. Margin: Entire, wavy. Apex:            Obtuse.        -   Upper lip.—Length of petals from throat: Approximately            8.0 mm. Width of each petal: Approximately 1.2 cm. Texture            of upper surface: Densely glandular pubescent. Gland color:            150C and colorless, transparent. Texture of lower surface:            Sparsely glandular pubescent. Gland color: Colorless,            transparent. Color of upper surface when fully open: 72A to            72B. Color of lower surface when fully open: 72B.        -   Lower lip, lateral petals.—Length of petals from throat:            Approximately 1.0 cm. Width of each petal: Approximately            1.3 cm. Texture of upper and lower surfaces: Densely            glandular pubescent. Gland color: 150C and colorless,            transparent. Color of upper surface when fully open: NN155A            mottled with 72A, patch of 72A to 72B on approximately one            quarter of area nearest upper petals, margins of 72B            adjacent to NN155A. Color of lower surface when fully open:            155A with 72B on approximately one quarter of area nearest            upper petals, margins of 72B.        -   Lower lip, central petal.—Length from the palate:            Approximately 9.0 mm. Width: Approximately 1.0 cm. Texture            of upper and lower surfaces: Densely glandular pubescent.            Gland color: 150C and colorless, transparent. Color of upper            surface when fully open: NN155A mottled with 72A and margins            of 72B. Color of lower surface when fully open: 155A with            margins of 72B.        -   Throat.—Length: Approximately 9.0 mm. Width: Approximately:            6.0 mm. Texture of inner and outer surfaces: Sparsely            glandular pubescent. Gland color: 150C, transparent. Color            of inner surface: NN155D with a faint overlay of 72B and            spots of N79A. Color of outer surface: 155A with a faint            overlay of 72B and spots of N79A. Palate color: 72B, 137A,            and 144A with spots of N79A, lower lip of NN155A mottled            with 72B. Palate texture: Sparsely glandular pubescent.            Gland color: 150C, transparent. Teeth color: 155A with 72B.        -   Calyx.—Shape: Star, cupped. Diameter: Approximately 6.0 mm.        -   Sepals.—Quantity per flower: 5, fused at base. Shape: Ovate.            Apex: Acute. Length: Approximately 3.0 mm. Width:            Approximately 2.0 mm. Texture of upper (inner) surface:            Sparsely glandular pubescent. Texture of lower (outer)            surface: Densely glandular pubescent. Gland color: 150C and            colorless, transparent. Color of upper (inner) surface:            137A. Color of lower (outer) surface: 137A with an overlay            of 187A.        -   Pedicel.—Strength: Strong, flexible. Aspect: Acute angle to            stem. Length: Approximately 9.0 mm. Diameter: Approximately            1.0 mm. Texture: Sparsely glandular pubescent. Gland color:            Colorless, transparent. Color: 146B with an overlay of 187A.        -   Reproductive organs.—Androecium: Stamen quantity: 4 per            flower. Filament length: Approximately 4.0 mm. Filament            texture: Sparsely glandular pubescent. Gland color:            Colorless, transparent. Filament color: NN155D faintly            tinted with 72A. Anther shape: Bilobed. Anther length:            Approximately 1.0 mm. Anther color: 72A. Pollen amount:            Abundant. Pollen color: 155D. Gynoecium: Pistil quantity: 1            per flower. Pistil length: Approximately 4.0 mm. Stigma            shape: Pointed. Stigma length: Less than 1.0 mm. Stigma            color: NN155D. Style length: Approximately 3.0 mm. Style            color: NN155D. Ovary diameter: Approximately 1.0 mm. Ovary            texture: Sparsely glandular pubescent. Gland color: 150C,            transparent. Ovary color: 146D.-   Seed and fruit production: Neither seed nor fruit production has    been observed.-   Disease and pest resistance: Resistance to pathogens and pests    common to Angelonia has not been observed.

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Angelonia plantnamed ‘Baladanucb’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.